GOODYEAR, Ariz. – Manager Terry Francona says Michael Brantley probably wishes he could bottle the way he’s swinging the bat and uncork it on March 31 when the Indians open the regular season against Oakland.

Brantley had two more hits in Saturday’s 14-6 loss to Colorado to keep his Cactus League average at .500 (19-for-38) with eight doubles and 10 RBI. But Brantley isn’t thinking about corks and bottles. He’s thinking about work and more work.

“I just think I need to keep working,” said Brantley. “No matter what the outcome of the game, the next day I have to come here and prepare the same way I did the day before.”

“I would be lying if I said it didn’t help me relax,” said Brantley. “Absolutely, just taking care of my family is my main priority. My family is doing great. I’m just happy to be a part of the Cleveland Indians.

“It’s fun to come to work every day.”

Brantley is scheduled to open the season in left field, but he could easily slide over to center if Michael Bourn (left hamstring) isn’t ready for the opener. So far the Indians haven’t given a definitive answer on whether Bourn will be ready.

Perhaps Brantley’s strong spring is due to the fact he was able to train without restrictions this winter. In the previous two winters, he had to work around a broken hamate bone in his right hand and hernia surgery.

“Losing that last game left a sour taste in my mouth,” said Brantley. “I wanted to work harder than ever and I had a full healthy off-season to do it. I was very exciting to train how you want to train.”

The Indians won 92 games last year, qualifying for the postseason for the first time since 2007. Getting bounced out of the postseason in one game after going 21-6 in September just to get there taught the Indians one thing.

“Our goal is to win the division this year,” said Brantley. “We do not want to deal with the wild card again.”

Columbus bound: Veteran catcher Matt Treanor, sidelined for the next two to three weeks, will open the season on the minor league disabled list with a strained left hamstring.

Treanor, who injured the hamstring sliding into second base Wednesday against Oakland, said when he’s healthy he’ll start the year at Columbus.

“I want to stay with the Indians,” said Treanor, 38. “It was nice of them to extend an invitation to me. You can’t really beat this clubhouse. They told me they’ll see my rehab through and I thought it would be complementary to me to provide my services for whatever is needed.”

Baby steps: Shaun Marcum pitched in his first game of the spring Saturday. He went one inning against the Dodgers' Class AAA team.

Marcum, recovering from thoracic syndrome surgery on his right shoulder and rib cage, threw 12 pitches. He struck out on and allowed one run on a homer.

The veteran right-hander will open the season on the minor league disabled list.

Swing away: Ryan Raburn and David Murphy each got five at-bats in a minor league game on Friday. The Indians are trying to get Murphy going at the plate.

“His hitting has come a little slower, which happens sometimes,” said Francona. “He went down Friday and got a bunch of at-bats in a minor league game. ... What we really care about is that on March 31, when the season starts, he feels good at the plate.”

The Indians signed Murphy to a two-year, $12 million deal.

Hot corner debate: Asked what he thought of Lonnie Chisenhall's spring, Francona said, "I think Lonnie has had a pretty good camp offensively. I think there has been a couple mishaps at third in a small sample size."

Chisenhall has been competing with converted catcher Carlos Santana for the third-base job.

"It's been a little trying for everybody," said Francona. "The kid is trying to make a club. He's still young. We have Santana over there (on the other side). We're trying to balance a lot of things -- be fair to the players, be fair to the organization, while trying to get a very good evaluation on everybody. Sometimes that's not always the easiest thing to do."

Francona and GM Chris Antonetti talked to Chisenhall on Saturday in preparing to trim the roster.

"We told him were getting there," said Francona, who was presumably talking about a final decision at third.

Chisenhall does have an option. Francona said he would like to see Chisenhall play regularly no matter where he starts the season.

"If there is development left for Lonnie, it wouldn't be sitting the bench," said Francona. "That doesn't mean a decision (has been made)."

Finally: The Orioles on Saturday claimed Infielder David Adams on outright waivers. Adams hit .281 (9-for-32) with one double and four RBI in 17 games this spring. ... Aaron Harang threw a minor league game on Friday and didn’t have the best results. ... Asdrubal Cabrera has been batting leadoff a lot this spring, but don’t look for that to happen much in the regular season. Francona wants Cabrera to get as many at-bats as possible in camp. The results have been positive. Cabrera is hitting .341 (14-for-41).

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